The Rivers Restaurant and Bar in Gisborne Menu

STARTERS & SNACKS STARTERS & SNACKS
  • Garlic Toasted Ciabatta $6.00
  • Garlic & Cheese Toasted Ciabatta $7.00 add Bacon $8.00
  • Bread Basket (2-3 people) $13.00
    • Selection of bread, served warm with parsley butter, virgin olive oil and balsamic reduction.
  • Cobb Loaf (1-3 people) $15.00
    • Remember the 70’s . . . creamy bacon, spinach and cheese dip inside a warm cobb loaf.
  • Bowl of Fries $7.00
    • With aioli & tomato sauce.
  • Bowl of Kumara Chips $7.00
    • Served with aioli & garlic butter.
  • Drunken Onion Rings (6 rings / 12 rings) $6.00 / $12.00
    • With our special crisp Guinness batter, served with aioli.
  • Wedges $8.50
    • Seasoned and served with sour cream.
  • Wedges Works $13.50 half size $9.00
    • Served with tasty plum sauce, melted cheese, bacon, guacamole, salsa & sour cream.
  • Nachos $13.50 half size $10.50
    • Served with our own Mexican mince, melted cheese, guacamole, salsa & sour cream.
  • The Rivers “Crate” (2-3 people) $26.00
    • The perfect snack with your favourite drink. 6 each of the following: Drunken onion rings, popcorn shrimp, panko crumbed fish goujons, 100% meatballs. Served with a selection of dipping sauces.
  • Prawn Cocktail $13.00
    • Large tiger prawns on shredded lettuce with our own special dressing.
  • Pub Wings (8 wings / 12 wings) $10.50 / $16.00
    • Tasty glazed buffalo wings served with blue cheese and ranch dip.
SOUP, BURGERS & SANDWICHES SOUP, BURGERS & SANDWICHES
  • Rivers Seafood Chowder $16.00
    • Thick, and filled with coastal seafood served with garlic ciabatta.
  • Soup of the day $11.00
    • Served with garlic ciabatta. Please see Specials Board for today’s brew.
  • The Rivers Burger $15.50
    • Prime beef patty, bacon, cheese & salad greens, served on freshly toasted bun served with chunky fries.
  • Rivers Steak Sandwich $15.50
    • Generous portion of prime scotch fillet caught between our freshly toasted ciabatta, garden salad, caramelised onion, tasty dressing served with chunky fries.
  • Rivers Chicken Sandwich $15.50
    • Generous portion tender chicken breast caught between our freshly toasted ciabatta, garden salad, guacamole, tasty dressing served with chunky fries.
  • R.B.L.A.T. $15.50
    • Rivers bacon, lettuce, avocado & tomato, on toasted ciabatta, salad & aioli and guacamole.
LIGHT MEALS LIGHT MEALS
  • Rivers Homemade Quiche $15.00
    • Served with salad and fries (check Specials Board for today’s bake).
  • Minute Steak $18.00
    • Served with your choice of 2 of the following sides: Chunky fries / Mash / Garden salad / Fresh sautéed vegetables. Top it off with your choice of: Garlic butter / Pepper / Mushroom sauce
  • Vegetarian Fritters $13.00
    • Mixture of fresh vegetables bound together into patties, and served on a fresh salad.
  • Fresh Button Mushrooms $13.00
    • Crumbed and baked, served on a garden salad drizzled with aioli.
SALADS SALADS
  • Prawn Salad $20.00
    • Large shelled tiger prawns nestled with avocado, garden salad and our special dressing.
  • Chicken Caesar Salad $18.00
    • Sliced chicken breast served on lettuce, parmesan shavings & boiled eggs.
  • Greek Salad $14.00
    • Iceberg Lettuce, feta cheese, kalamata olives, red onions, tomatoes, cucumbers with our balsamic vinaigrette.
  • Warm Chicken & Bacon Salad $20.00
    • Chicken breast, bacon, spinach and apple settled on a garden salad with aioli.
  • Warm Scallop, Prawn & Bacon Salad $20.00
    • Seared scallops and prawns seared with bacon settled on fresh garden salad topped with aioli.
  • Warm Beef, Blue Cheese and Walnut Salad $20.00
    • Seared beef tossed through a crisp salad with blue cheese, walnuts and roasted beetroot.
FRESH MARKET FISH FRESH MARKET FISH
  • Fresh Market Fish $28.00
    • Check what today’s catch is . . . and have it: Pan Fried / Crumbed / Beer Battered. Served with your choice of two sides: Chunky Fries / Garden Salad / Scallop Potato / Sautéed Vegetables / Creamy Mash Potato. Check the Specials Board for today’s special catch.
MAINS MAINS
  • Rivers Famous, Guinness Pie $17.00
    • Served with creamy mash potato . . . peas and gravy, what can you say.
  • Rivers Mixed Grill $22.00
    • Minute steak, jumbo sausage, bacon, hash brown, 2 eggs, grilled tomato topped with mushrooms and onions.
  • Garlic King Prawns $24.00
    • A Rivers special . . . king prawns gently sautéed in a creamy garlic sauce with rice.
  • Rivers Pasta $18.00
    • Chicken, bacon and mushrooms combined in a creamy white wine sauce with parmesan cheese.
  • Chicken Calypso $20.00
    • Tender chicken breast coated in golden crumbs, baked, topped with a tangy mango sauce, fries and salad.
  • Bangers & Mash $17.00
    • Chunky sausages on creamy mash, peas and onion gravy.
  • Lamb Rump $30.00
    • Baked honey glazed lamb rump served on kumara mash with garden vegetables and a port and red currant reduction.
PRIME STEAK PRIME STEAK
  • Scotch Fillet $28.00
    • Served with your choice of two sides: Chunky Fries / Scalloped Potato / Garden Salad / Fresh Sautéed Vegetables / Creamy Mash. Top it off with your choice of: Mushroom Sauce / Garlic Butter / Green Pepper Sauce (sauces available with all steaks)
  • 450 gram T-Bone $33.00
    • Served with sautéed mushrooms and onions, chunky fries and a garden salad.
  • Surf ‘n’ Turf $33.00
    • Oldie but a Goodie, scotch fillet steak topped with our creamy garlic prawns served with a garden salad & fries.
  • Sizzling 400g Sirloin $33.00
    • Bought to you on a sizzling platter, topped with Guinness battered onion rings, served with salad and fries and a tub of garlic butter.
SOMETHING A LITTLE EXTRA SOMETHING A LITTLE EXTRA
  • Drunken Onion Rings (6) $6.00
  • Side of Chips $4.00
  • Chunky Fries $3.50
  • Wedges & Sour Cream $4.50
  • Fried Egg $1.50
  • Sautéed Veges $5.00
  • Sautéed Mushrooms $5.50
  • Garden Salad $4.50
  • Scallop Potato $4.50
  • Creamy Mash Potato $4.00
  • Sour Cream, Guacamole, Aioli, Tomato Sauce $1.50
PLATTERS PLATTERS
  • Deep Fried Goodness Platter $20.00
    • Wontons, spring rolls, samosas, chicken tenders, meatballs, served up with crispy wedges and dipping sauces.
  • Seafood Platter $22.00
    • Deep fried selection of fresh fish goujons, battered mussels, crab sticks, squid rings, prawn cutlets, scallops and salt ‘n’ pepper squid, served up with chunky fries and dipping sauces.
  • The Rivers Platter (2 people) $36.00
    • Seared chorizo sausage, deli meats, chicken kebabs, local cheeses, crumbed mushrooms, olives, pickles, relish, crackers, and selection of bread.
  • The Delight $40.00
    • A selection of hot and cold seafood: Panko crumbed fish goujons, whole tiger prawns, smoked salmon, marinated fish, mussels, scallop and prawn, kebabs, baked salmon fillet, clams (due to availability some items may change).
  • Rivers Cheese Board $20.00
    • Fragrant blue cheese, reserve camembert, aged cheddar, served with fresh fruit and crackers.
FOR THE CHILDREN FOR THE CHILDREN
  • Rivers Crumbed Chicken Tenders $10.00
    • With fries and small salad.
  • Fresh Fish Crumbed Goujons $10.00
    • With fries and small salad.
  • Lil One’s Hamburger $10.00
    • Bun, cheese, pattie and sauce served with fries.
  • Bang Bang Mash & Peas $10.00
    • Chunky sausage with tomato sauce.
  • Kid’s Pasta $10.00
    • Bacon, chicken and cheese with a creamy base.
  • Rivers Mini Hawaiian Pizza $10.00
    • Served with salad & fries.
  • Mini Hotdogs with chips $10.00
  • Kids Platter (2-3 children) $23.00
    • Garlic bread, chicken tenders, mini hotdogs, crumbed fish, mini pizza, wedges, chips and lashings of sauce.
  • Milkshakes $5.50
    • Chocolate, Vanilla, Banana or Strawberry.
  • Spiders $5.50
    • Coke, Raspberry or Lemonade.
  • Traffic Lights $5.50
    • Orange juice with lemonade base.

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Lamb nawabi $16.90
    • Lamb sautéed with onions and tomatoes, cooked in cream and garnished with cashew nuts
  • Vegetable korma $9.90
  • Mango chicken $16.90
    • Chicken cooked in a delicious mango flavoured creamy sauce & mildly spiced
  • Aloo paratha $4.00
    • Plain flour bread stuffed with spiced potatoes
  • Chips $5.00
  • Malai tikka $16.90
    • Chicken pieces marinated with tandoori spices, yoghurt & fresh cream finished in clay oven served with Tangy mint sauce
  • The following dishes are marinated with tandoori spices and yoghurt and cooked in tandoor oven, served with onion tomatoes
  • Saag alloo $9.90
  • -nine $28
  • Midnight Nachos Gf (V) $19
    • Corn chips topped with our famous spicy bean mix, with your choice of chicken, beef or both. Topped with grilled cheese and finished with salsa, sour cream and jalapeños.
  • The Wagon Wheel $40
    • Redneck Ribs™, Chief's Chicken Nibbles, Chicken Roadrunners and Battered Fish Fillets. Served on a platter with straight-cut chips, coriander aioli and tomato sauce.
  • Prawn Star Gf $19
    • Tiger prawn cutlets sautéed in garlic, chilli and coriander butter. Served with basmati rice...a Lone Star classic!
  • Redneck Ribs Tm
    • Porky Pig's ribs blanched in honey and spices. Blasted in the Lone Star fire, piled high then smothered in our famous hoisin, orange and sesame seed sauce.
  • -six $19
  • Johnny Cash Stashtm medium $32 / classic $37
    • Chicken breast stuffed with mushroom, spinach, cheese and sundried tomatoes. Herb-crusted and oven-baked. Served with a chunky mushroom sauce, buffalo chips and Lone Star coleslaw.
  • Prawn Startm Gf $35
    • Tiger prawn cutlets sautéed in garlic, chilli and coriander butter. Served with basmati rice and a fresh green salad...a true Lone Star classic!
  • 200g Sirloin Steak* $25.00
  • key pokey ice cream, butterscotch sauce and whipped cream. $12.00
  • V Suitable for Vegetarians
  • Chilli Cheese Fries $12.00
    • French fries covered in chilli mince, cheese and sour cream >>
  • Ice Cream Sundae $9.00
    • Vanilla ice cream with your choice o f chocolate, butterscotch or berry sauce. Topped with whipped cream.
  • Homemade Apple Pie $12.00
    • Deep dish apple pie with cinnamon and sultanas served with vanilla ice cream and whipped cream.
  • Double Donut Sundae $11.00
    • Two warm donuts rolled in cinnamon sugar, topped with vanilla ice cream, chocolate sauce and whipped cream.
  • choose from:
  • Seasonal Vegetables $9.00
  • Cherokee Chowder $16.00
    • A selection of seafood rounded up & poached in a creamy tomato chowder served with garlic bread
  • Frying Nemo $10.00
    • Fish goujons served with fries & fresh salad
  • Mushroom sauce $6.00
  • 250g Ramblin Ribeye $35.00
    • Rustled up & chargrilled to your liking with a rustic vegetable salad & baked potato dressed in sour cream & chives
  • Mushroom $3.00
  • The Full Monty $20.00
    • Beef pattie with bacon, cheese, tomato salsa, onion rings, guacamole & salad on a toasted bun w/ homemade fries & chilli mayo
  • Scallop O Hara $26.00
    • Flash fried scallops & prawns w/ a selection of rogue vegetables & asian style sauce sizzling on a hot skillet with lemongrass rice
  • Malai Kofta $14.50
    • Mashed potatoes and lightly spiced cottage cheese balls lightly done until golden brown, in a coconut sauce
  • Chicken Tikka Masala $16.50
    • A dish that dates back the times of the Moghal Emperors Tender morsels of boneless chicken, smoked over charcoal, then finished in a classical rich tomato, onion sauce
  • Tamarind Mix Platter $17.50
    • Vegetable Samosa, Chicken Tikka, Lamb Seekh Kebab and Onion Bhaji
  • Mango Lassi $4.00
  • Lamb Korma $16.50
    • Also known as a dish prepared in saffron. A mild delicious creamy grounded cashew gravy
  • Beef Vindaloo $16.50
    • A hot dish, made world famous by the chefs of goa.It has Portuguese influence
  • Beef Madras $16.50
    • A medium to hot curry. This delicious tangy dish comes traditionally from South India. Prepared with coconut and a hint of red chilli
  • Saag Aloo $14.50
    • Potato cooked in a lightly spiced fenugreek puree of fresh spinach
  • Seasonal vegetables walnuts and parmesan $10.00
  • Prawn gyoza cucumber, pickled ginger, sesame & soy sauce $17.00
  • Hand cut fries aioli and tomato sauce $10.00
  • Porterhouse steak potato gratin, onion jam and Greek salad $40.00
  • Baked ricotta lasagna spinach, eggplant,tomato and a rocket & walnut salad $32.00
  • Snapper ravioli brioche crumb and chardonnay cream $17.00
  • Roasted duck fondant kumara and rocket with yogurt dressing $45.00
  • 200gm Eye fillet sautéed mushrooms, spinach, buffalo mozzarella and dried tomato $42.00
  • Filet-o-Fish® N/A
    • Dive in and enjoy our Filet-o-Fish. Sourced for its succulent and fresh flavour, the fish we use is renowned for its succulent moist texture, white flesh and great taste.
  • $25 Classics ShareBox® $25
    • Included in the Classics ShareBox®: 1 x Big Mac®, 1 x Cheeseburger, 1 x Quarter Pounder®, 1 x McChicken®, 2 x Small Fries, 2 x Medium Fries, 2 x Small Soft Drinks, 2 x Med Soft Drinks
  • Strawberry Sundae N/A
    • Be sweet. Delicious, fluffy soft-serve made with fresh milk, topped with a yummy strawberry sauce.
  • NYC Benedict Bagel® N/A
    • Mark the morning with rasher bacon, egg, cheese and creamy hollandaise sauce, all on a lightly toasted bagel.
  • Sausage & Egg McMuffin® N/A
    • A hard-hitting combo of egg, a beef sausage patty and melting slice of cheese on a classic English Muffin. Served warm and tasty.
  • Double Cheeseburger N/A
    • Bite into a double helping of your favourite burger. Two 100% beef patties topped with mouth-watering melted cheese, pickles, a tangy mustard and sweet tomato ketchup makes this burger irresistible.
  • Filet-o-Fish® N/A
    • Dive in and enjoy our Filet-o-Fish. Sourced for its succulent and fresh flavour, the fish we use is renowned for its succulent moist texture, white flesh and great taste.
  • Chick’n McCheese® Combo N/A
    • With a crispy Chick’n McCheese, a chilled medium soft drink, and a medium fries, it’s a chicken lover’s dream. Just like that time you turned up to school, wearing your pyjamas. But luckily you woke up and realised it was all a dream.
  • Dessert Special $12.50
  • Main Special $25.00
  • - 3 courses $35.00
  • - 2 courses $28.00
  • Chocolate Coffee Delice $15.00
    • Chocolate mousse, coffee cream, cocoa crumble, coffee foam
  • Garlic Bread $10.00
  • Crepes & Garden Salad $22.50
    • Blue cheese, spinach & mushroom with pine nuts - Or Bacon & egg pizza style with creme fraiche $22.50
  • Entree Special Price Varies
    • Something great from the chefs!
  • Tea & Coffee
  • Fruit Salad
  • Creamy Mussels in White Wine & Garlic
  • Fresh Cream
  • Roast Beef, Mustard & Gravy
  • Roast Beef, Mustard & Gravy
  • Hot Ham off the Bone
  • Fresh Cream
  • Fisherman’s combination S$7.3/L$10.2
  • Smoked salmon & avocado S$7.3/L$10.2
  • Brown rice - karaage chicken mayo $3.20
    • Available from monday to friday
  • Salmon rice ball - takikomigohan $3.00
    • Available from wednesday to friday
  • Chicken & cream cheese S$7.3/L$10.2
  • Karaage chicken $11.10
  • Teriyaki salmon $14.50
  • Smoked salmon & creamed cheese S$7.3/L$10.2
  • -Seafood Chowder & warm bun
  • -BLT- Bacon, lettuce & tomato, served with fries
  • -Battered pacific oysters, fries & salad
  • Crumbed Calamari, salad & fries
  • -Pork belly burger & eggs
  • -Fish, Fries & eggs
  • -Battered mussels, fries & salad
  • -Prawn Twisters, fries, aioli / sweet chili sauce
  • Focaccia & dips $12
  • Home Smoked Lamb Rump $30
    • Red Wine & mushroom braised lentils, kumara gnocchi, watercress & parmesan salad
  • Beef & Bean Cheesy Nachos $12
    • With sour cream
  • Balsamic Mushrooms $16
  • Garlic & Herb Focaccia $7
  • Kids Platter $10
    • Ham & cheese toastie, snacks and treats
  • Bushmere Antipasto Style Sharing Platters $55
  • Dutch Beef Croquette $16
  • Eggs on toast $11.00
  • Bacon, mushrooms & cheddar $15.50
  • Eggs (any style), chicken, hash browns, avocado, baked beans, bacon, sausages, mushroom, ham each $3
  • Creamy mushrooms $15.00
  • Toast served with butter & jam $5.00
  • Rosti stack $16.50
  • -salmon and spinach $17.50
  • Fish burger $17.00
  • Vege Stack $12.00
    • Field mushroom, spinach, tomato & egg with basil pesto
  • Modena $17.50
    • Pizza sauce, smoked chicken, red onion, capsicum, pine nuts, olives & mozzarella
  • Spicy Meat Supreme $18.00
    • Pizza sauce, chorizo, bacon, chicken, red onions, jalapeno peppers, herbs & mozzarella
  • Roast Vege Delight $16.50
    • Pizza sauce, roasted veges, capsicum, feta, olives, basil pesto & mozzarella
  • Champignon $14.00
    • Pizza sauce, ham, mushrooms, herbs, garlic oil & mozzarella
  • Beef & Cheese $13.00
  • Beef $10.00
  • Meat $5.00
  • Vegetarian Grill $21.0
    • Toasted focaccia, creamy mushrooms, grilled tomato, hash browns, flamed spinach & onions, haloumi w/ eggs your way
  • 2 eggs $3.0
  • Chicken Breast $30.5
    • Oven baked then finished in a garlic, chardonnay & parmesan cream sauce served on a bed of Confit potatoes, mushroom flats, baby spinach & cherry tomatoes
  • Pork Belly $28.5
    • Twice cooked served upon a sweet pumpkin purée, flamed green beans, almonds & cherry tomatoes drizzled w/ sticky apple reduction
  • Seasonal Vegetables $9.0
  • Breads & Dip Platter $38.0
    • Grilled focaccia, pickles, preserves, dips, cheeses, smoked salmon & cured meats
  • Bacon wrapped scallops w/ zingy margarita dressing & micro salad $18.5
  • Local Catch Of The Day $29.5
    • Ask you server for today’s special
The Rivers Restaurant and Bar

The Rivers Restaurant and Bar

location

Address

1 Gladstone Road, Gisborne, Gisborne, Gisborne, 4010, New Zealand

phone

Phone

08633733

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Tuesday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Wednesday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Thursday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Friday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Saturday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Sunday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM
price range

Price

$10 - $20

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Bar , British , European , Gluten Free , Irish , New Zealand , Pub Food , Vegetarian

features

Features

Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  After-hours ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Cheap Eats ,  Television ,  Groups ,  Quick Bites ,  Lunch ,  Bar Scene ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  Local cuisine ,  Special Occasion Dining ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Full Bar

Location
1 Gladstone Road, Gisborne, Gisborne, Gisborne, 4010, New Zealand